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Monday, July 31, 2017

Nekhrah are a band from Cyprus that plays a nihilistic form of death metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 album "Cosmic Apostasy" which will be released in September.

A war orientated intro starts off the album along with some melodic yet heavy riffing and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard while the music is also very heavily rooted in the 90's and after awhile death metal growls and screams start to make their presence known.

All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them while t he songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the music also mixes in a decent amount of modern influences and the music always sticks to a very heavy style.

Nekhrah plays a style of death metal that mixes both old school and modern influences to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover misanthropy, cataclysm, self destruction and a desire of non existence.

In my opinion Nekhrah are a very great sounding nihilistic death metal band and if you area fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Cosmic Apostasy" "The Face Of Pain" and "Let There Be Nothing". 8 out of 10.

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Resurgence are a band from Vancouver B.C, Canada that plays a modern mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 album "Besieged" which will be released in August.

Clean guitar playing starts off the album and they also give the music more of an exotic feeling before going into more of a heavier direction and after awhile death metal growls are added onto the recording and they also have a touch of groove metal to t hem and when t he music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.

Aggressive screams can be heard in some parts of the songs while the solos and leads gives the songs more of a technical edge and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the songs also mixing in a great amount of modern metal and prog elements and as the album progresses the solos and leads start adding in more old school metal influences and one track also brings in a small amount of acoustic guitars and the last track is very long and epic in length.

Resurgence plays a musical style that takes death metal and mixes it with modern thrash and prog metal to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover violent and real life themes.

In my opinion Resurgence are a very great sounding mixture of death and modern thrash metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Machine" "In The Mirror" and "All I HAve Left". 8 out of 10.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Necroheresy are a band from Slovakia that plays a mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Asylum" which was released as a joint effort between Symbol Of Domination Productions, Wings Of Destruction and Darknagar Records.

A very atmospheric sounding intro starts off the album along with some melodic chanting and spoken word parts before going into a heavier thrash metal direction which also uses a great amount of melody and blast beats as well as adding in some high pitched screams and death metal growls.

Whispers can also be heard briefly while all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and the solos and leads also stick to a very old school extreme metal style along with the songs also bringing in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and they also bring in a cover of Bathory's "Satan Is My Master" and they also bring in a brief acoustic instrumental before closing the album with a heavy track.

Necroheresy creates another recording that remains true to the death and thrash metal mixture of previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover blasphemy, heresy, insanity and war themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Necroheresy and if you are a fan of death and thrash metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Silence Before The Storm" "Battle Of Sokolovo "Blind Monk" and "Portent". 8 out of 10.

Dig Me No Grave are a band from Russia that plays a very old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Immemorial Curse" which was released as a joint effort between Satanath, Sevared Records and Wings Of Destruction.

Spoken word parts start off the album along with some horror movie samples before going into a faster direction which also uses a great amount of blast beats and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and after awhile death metal growls start to make their presence known.

Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the early 90's while all of the musical instruments sound very powerful and the solos and leads also remain true to a very old school style and while the music is mostly influenced by the past it still maintains a very modern atmosphere and all of the songs stick to a heavier direction.

Dig Me No Grave creates another recording that remains true to the old school style of death metal from previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Lovecraft themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Dig Me No Grave and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Ritual Slaughter" "Dig ME No Grave" "Ancient Aliens" and "Edge Of Eternity". 8 out of 10.

Friday, July 28, 2017

Inferum are a band from the Netherlands that plays a mechanical form of death metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 ep "Modern Massacre" which will be released in August.

A very heavy sound with some groove elements start off the ep while the riffs also use a great amount of melody along with the vocals being death metal growls and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.

High pitched screams can also be heard at times while some of the fast riffs also bring in a decent amount of tremolo picking and elements of djent are also used at times along with clean playing and whispers also being added into certain sections of the recording and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and only a small amount if guitar leads are utilized.

Inferum plays a style of death metal that also mixes in elements of prog, groove metal, metalcore and djent to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover dark, violent, and angry themes.

In my opinion Inferum are a very great sounding mechanical death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Blinding Supremacy" and "Incineration". 8 out of 10.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Dyscarnate are a band from the United Kingdom that plays a very modern form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "With All Their Might" which will be released in September by Unique leader Records.

A very heavy sound starts off the album along with all of the musical instruments sounding very powerful and a few seconds later death metal growls start to make their presence known and when the music speeds up a great amount of brutal blast beats can be heard and screams are also used at times.

A decent amount of groove and melody can be heard in the guitar riffing and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow,mid paced and fast parts while melodic vocals can also be heard briefly and none of the songs ever use any solos or leads while a the last track is very long and epic in length and also adds in a small amount of clean playing and atmospheric sounds.

Dyscarnate plays a style of death metal that is very heavy, aggressive and modern sounding while also being very different at the same time, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover humanity's downfall themes.

In my opinion Dyscarnate are a very great sounding modern death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "This Is Fire" "To End All Flesh Before Me" and "Nothing Seems Right". 8 out of 10.

Backbone are a band from Argentina that plays a mixture of death and groove metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 ep "R'lyeh".

Atmospheric soundscapes start off the ep before going into more of a heavier thrash influenced direction along with some death metal growls, screams and groove metal elements a few seconds later while the riffs also utilize a great amount of melody and all of the musical instruments sound very powerful.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are done in a very melodic yet technical fashion along with clean playing also being added in certain sections of the recording and they also give the music more of a progressive edge and the last track is very long and epic in length.

Backbone plays a musical style that takes technical death metal and groove metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover the writings of H.P Lovecraft and Sacred Geometry themes.

In my opinion Backbone are a very great sounding mixture of death and groove metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Slit The Throat Of Your God" and "Cryptic Geometry". 8 out of 10.

Overoth are a band from Northern Ireland that plays a very brutal form of death metal with some orchestral elements and this is a review of their 2017 album "The Forgotten Tome" which will be released in September by Hostile Media.

A very orchestra oriented intro starts off the album along with the atmosphere of a fantasy movie or show while opera style choirs are also used briefly before going into a heavier musical direction which also uses a decent amount of melody as well as mixing the symphonic and heavy parts together.

Vocals are mostly deep death metal growls and when the music speeds up a great amount of brutal blast beats can be heard while clean playing is also utilized at times along with all of the musical instruments having a very powerful sound to them and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very dark yet melodic fashion.

The songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and as the album progresses a brief use of ritualistic elements and spoken word parts can also be heard briefly and a couple of the tracks are very long and epic in length and one track also adds in a brief use of clean playing.

Overoth plays a style of death metal that is very brutal and old school while also adding in some orchestra touches to get a more modern atmosphere, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover darkness, fantasy and war themes.

In my opinion Overoth are a very great sounding brutal death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sigil Of The Empty Throne" "The Forgotten Tome" and "Shadows In A Thousand Shades Of Black". 8 out of 10.

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
1..Hallo for all !!!! We are KHATANO and we come from the Czech Republic from the city of Ostrava. The group was founded in 2012. Three people wanted to play and create music in the composition of (Peter-Vocal, Perry-Guitar and Milaňo-drums).. We started To play Mix Hardcore-death metal but we missed a bass guitar .. After finding a bass guy we found our good friend Harry and we were complete..We created songs differently we mixed them we made arrangements until 8 songs were made .. In 2013 in the spring We recorded a CD and eventually released a CD Under the name "Against this system"..Slowly we started to perform concerts in the Republic ... CDs we promoted ourselves .. In 2014 we accepted a new guitarist named Kubish..The band made a few changes and it is not worth To disassemble ... Today's compilation is Peter-Vocal, Perry-guitar, Kubish-guitar, Mirrek-basa and Mark-drums ...

2.So far you have released a demo and a split, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings?
2 .. The record should be originally as a (demo recording ).. in the final (demo- recording) was released as CD..Cd we released ourselves .. we have produced 100 cd .. Audio cd ? I do not know how to describe it .. maybe only that We did maxium ... CD we recorded in a studio in Ostrava, which owns a friend .. then the studio had in basemant.. Guitar player recorded guitars through an amplifier Krank..Sound of guitar I think we have succeeded in certain boundaries ... Standing Mix and final mastering we did over sound cards over computeros ... And as for Kundorez .. it's the work of two people..and the same procedure as Khatano ...

3.The band has been around since 2012 but has only put out 2 releases, can you tell us a little bit more about the long wait in between releases?

3.. As I say ... First we released it ourself and later in 2015 my friend Marian sent me some label records and there was Satanth records, where we sent the recording and Alexey liked it and wanted to release it ... I sent him such a CD Kundorez .. Alexey from satanath records got the idea that it will be a split of two Czech groups and will bear the name of "Czech madness" ... The cd has also done, according to your ... so in 2013 version of the "Against this system" The version of "Czech madness" was published in 2017 ....

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
4 .. lyrics in Khatano are a lot against politics and against all the fucking bastards what they do evil on the ground .. maybe song kill has a subtext relationship man and woman hate among the people ... The topics of my text are mostly pissed ... song black "The doves" is about how wrong we are here and what we have the rights to a plain life ...And Kundorez are The lyrics are in Czech and they are a massive and perverse haaaaa ..... The last song hell .. this is my fantasy one leg you end up in Hell ....: D ....

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Khatano'?
5..Khatano has no meaning, the title was created in the pectis room from the word katana and subsequently we changed it to katano and in the finale we gave khatano.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

6..I remember our first concert, which was not far from Ostrava ... The power of those concerts was not ... our entire existence we played about 25 concerts ... our best concert was Harry fest open ... Grabo fest in Karviná .. else Czech metal scene is quite good .... but we would like to play abroad ... we have not played outside the Czech Republic .....

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
7..Plans for the future we have such that we want to make a new CD we have prepared 9 new songs to studio... and concerts and we do not have plans for ... Perhaps I may play next year in Estonia on one metal festival....

8.Recently you where a part of a split with 'Kundorez', what are your thoughts on the other band that had participated on the recording?
8..The kundorez group is more of a project than my friend Marian, who asked me to make music for 9 songs, which are cover versions from famous artists .. In Kunorez are just two people and that's me and Marian .... I play in Kundorez On guitar and in khatano sing ...

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal and hardcore?
9..Some responses were positive and some were negative ... in one Czech fanzine we got a lot of criticism no and in a foreign country it praised ..... Otherwise we have a good base in the Ostrava region ..... but in the world probably not

10.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
10..In khatano, nobody has any side project besides me .. the drummer Marek has different activities with bands and musicians from different genre .... Now I know a bass guessed a new friend who played in the band "Have the Munchies" from Ostrava..khatano is composed Of the musicians who had previously played in metal bands ...

11.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
11..A good question..haaa ... I guess the time will never come that I will make money with the music .. it's just a good hobby .....

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
12..I think we are listening to a wide range of music. I've grown up on metal for 90 years ... like, for example, a Machine Head,Biohazard, Napalm Death ... and khatano guys are the same as me. Besides our drummer, who is younger, so he listens to another music ... we like punk, ska, regge, and more more music ....

13.What are some of your non musical interests?

13..I can not write what we do not like and what we have ... maybe only that the Czech commercial music is totally shit ... they cherish foreign melodies and they will add a Czech text to the song and they will make a hit ... it's a total mess ... .

14.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
14..The last thing is that I thank you for the interview ... and we greet all our fans ..Ave satanas...urghhhhh....Life for metal forever.....cheerssss.....show must go on muther fucker......

So here you write black on white .. hope you understand? ... where are you from?

Nemecic are a band from Finland that plays a modern mixture of death, groove and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "The Deathcantation" which will be released in September by Inverse Records.

Hospital sounds start off the album before going into more of a heavier thrash direction when the music speeds up death metal growls and blast beats are added onto the recording along with some high pitched screams and the riffs also bring in a great amount of melody and groove metal elements.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording along with some solos and leads that also gives the songs a mid 80's extreme metal feeling and the riffs also add in more of modern metal style as well.

As the album progresses the vocals also adding in touches of groove metal along with clean singing also being utilized at times while all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them along with some of the later tracks also adding in a small amount of acoustic guitars and spoken word parts and the last track is very long and epic in length.

Nemecic plays a musical style that takes death, groove and modern thrash metal and mixes them together to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark, metaphysical and philosophical themes.

In my opinion Nemecic are a very great sounding mixture of death, groove and thrash metal band if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Locomotive Tomb" "Mercury Vortex Ritual" "Apotheosis" and "Ouroboros". 8 out of 10.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Sepulchral Whore are a band from Brazil that plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 ep "Everlasting Morbid Delights" which was released by Metal Ways Records.

A very dark and haunting intro starts off the ep before going into a heavier direction along with some blast beats and death metal growls being added onto the recording a few seconds later and when synths are utilized they bring in a horror movie atmosphere while the riffs also use a great amount of dark sounding melodies.

All of t he music is very heavily rooted in the mid 80's to early 90's and it also sounds like it could of easily been recorded and released during that time frame while the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the solos and leads also bring in a very dark and melodic style and spoken word parts are also used briefly and the vocals are more close to death/thrash at times and one of the tracks is an instrumental that also introduces classical guitars onto the recording.

Sepulchral Whore plays a style of death metal that goes back to the 80's era of the genre along with some vocals that are closer to death/thrash, the production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover metaphysical, necrophilia, atheism, anti humanism, horror, blasphemy, death and nihilism themes.

In my opinion Sepulchral Whore are a very great sounding old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Everlasting Morbid Delights" and "Necromancer's Rites". 8 out of 10.

Monday, July 24, 2017

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
V.: ОБРІЙ (Obrij) was formed back in 2013 in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. The members of the band also play in other bands like THE SYMBIOZ, DISPLEASE, SKRUTA, OMNIVERSE, SOLUREST. Since then we had a few line-up changes, current line-up was formed in spring of 2018. Current line-up is: Mykola - vocals, Vasyl - guitars (that's me, ha-ha), Ivan - guitars, Zoltan - bass and Petro - drums. Only Mykola and me are left from the first OBRIJ line-up.

2.So far you have released an ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
V.: I would describe this as a mix of a numerous influences: a bit of hardcore, a bit of metalcore (as it was back in the 90s, not the modern shittycore) and a large dose of European death metal. I think that our style can be described as "groovy death'n'roll".

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
V.: We sing about different topics. Themes can be taken from our personal experience or from history. We have one song about Pol Pot regime and our new release will be about the horrors of Stalinism. These lyrics will have a slight dystopian feeling (cheers to Mr.Orwell).

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Obrij'?
V.: As I mentioned before, the word OBRIJ means "horizon". It's about the new horizons, we have to discover in our life. As me and Mykola (our singer) had previously played only hardcore punk and grindcore, we are discovering metal Well, if serious, I am a huge fan of metal music and I always wanted to play some. So, it looks like now I have the opportunity.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
V.: We haven't played a lot of shows with OBRIJ, so all of them were unique. As for me, I would mention our performance at Uzhhorod's KRUK Fest. It was our first show after the line-up change. I would like to describe our performances as "heavy as hell" but I'm not sure if I can do so We don't play fast, so at least we're trying to create a heavy and hypnotizing atmosphere at out shows.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
V.: It would be great, but now we would like to record some new stuff. It's our priority now. Shows? Maybe later.

7.Can you tell us a little bit more about 'Trismus Records'?
V.: It's mostly hardcore punk/grindcore/metal label formed by Mykola and me. We have a few wuite interesting releases, you chould check out.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
V.: We received various opinions about our music. Most of them are good, I mean it seems that people like our stuff. But we also had a few negative reviews. Well, for some guys we were not enough "metal". But I hope that they will enjoy our next release. It will have a bit heavier sound.

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
V.: Now we have only one active project besides OBRIJ. It's THE SYMBIOZ. We play hardcore punk with strong metal influence. It can remind you bands like WOLFBRIGADE, TRAGEDY, ICTUS e.t.c. Our other project - SKRUTA is currently inactive. We used to play some fast and brutal oldschool grindcore influenced by INSECT WARFARE, WORMROT, NAPALM DEATH and TERRORIZER.
Also you should check the new album of our lead guitarist's band SOULREST. It's called IN SPITE. They play progressive death metal and if you like bands like PESTILENCE, you should check them. Few songs are available on their bandcamp. Also you should check their first album PATALOGICAL PROCESSES. As for me, it's a masterpiece.
Our drummer also plays not only in OBRIJ. If you like some experimental/progressive metal, check out OMNIVERSE. Petro playes guitar in that band.

10.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
V.: It's a tough question. As for now we plan to record a single and an EP. We had some changes in our line-up, so the style will change a bit. I think we'll move towards more dark and heavy sound and more complicated song structures.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
V.: We were influenced by European death metal acts like BOLT THROWER, ASPHIX, MORGOTH, BENEDICTION and doom metal bands like PARADISE LOST, early TIAMAT e.t.c. Also, don't underestimate the influence of crust bands like AXEGRINDER, AMEBIX, MISERY, EXTINCTION OF MANKIND and others. Nowadays I listen to different bands, mostly to those that I have mentioned in this interview. Also I like grindcore and Swedish punk rock. Well, I love Swedish bands in general. No matter what style they play, they do it in their own unique way.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?
V.: My main non-musical hobby is horror. I'm a fan of horror literature and horror movies, I even write some creepy stories myself. Some of them were included in Ukrainian horror anthologies. My favourite authors are Richard Laymon, Csáth Géza, Jack Ketchum, Bentley Little, Clive Barker, Robert Bloch and many others.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
V.: I would like to thank you and to all the readers of your zine for the interest in our band! Stay metal! Cheers from Ukraine!

Sunday, July 23, 2017

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
Hi mate! We’re just finish rehearsal some new song for our third demo and also the recording process will start early of November, we hope our third demo will unleash in the end of 2017 or maybe in January 2018.

2.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recent demo?
Just dirty-raw and ugly of Old School Death Metal. Nothing less! We loved all the “demo-sound” feel that coming from the late 80’s and early 90’ bands. The unbalanced-structure, raw, and not to complex sound production really got us. We got D.Gore from Burial Grave on the “mixing-dance machine” to make our recording sounded more too primitive and raw production and we have a lot of fun in the studio to record this demo.

3.Your lyrics cover a lot of horror movie themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?'
Generally, all of REPUTDEATH members are obsessed by the old-horror, zombie and gore movies. Maybe some people out there think, this topic are really bored but it’s not for us. We’re more comfortable to write a song that based in our imagination that embalmed from the G.A Romero, Tom Savini, Lucio Fulci and Italian horror films.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Reputdeath'?
Firstly, it’s just a word play by our vocalist to name our band as REPUTDEATH. In English, “REPUT” are the same words/meaning of “Rot”, it’s word from ours language. Sam, our vocalist firstly put the name “ROTDEATH” as the band name and draw a band logo similar to the “classic” ENTOMBED” logo in the rotten pieces of paper. Ha! We used this logo in our first demo and we got some critics/review that our music not be like Swedish Death Metal. Ha! Fvck yeah! We’re never try to play the Swedish Death Metal.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
We can recall how many times we already festering and decaying onto the stage, seem our place it’s really hard for someone to organize a gig, a lot of Hardcore/Punk been held but when come to Metal it’s a little by. We have our first show in 2013 during Infernal Curse “The Awakening Of Damned” tour at Kota Kota Kinabalu, this is the time when we’re really scratched to figure out our live performances and we received a lot good response after that show. And it’s really hard for me to explain how stage performance for REPUTDEATH , seem you need to catch them alive and listen too it’s and we always believe the good music that you put in your release must be equal with your live performance, it’s need more better sometimes and I’m simply can say we just nailed and slaughtered on the stage with our horror and dirty tones.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
We got an offer to crawled from our places before, but no tour in planning right now, seem we’re heavily trap with our work-job-family or other things. We’ll ready to festering and rotting onstage again this coming August of 2017, during Sabah Deathfest #4 and it’s our latest live-mangel this years.

7.The demo was released on Chickenshit R.E.K.O.D'. can you tell us a little bit more about this label?
Chickenshit Rekod are the label that I’ve run. More focused on tape releases and paying devotions of Old school Death Metal sound in terms more ugly and dirty ways. It’s just a small low-budget label records that try to give some deadhead out here the real taste or feeling from the old primitive era of Death Metal. And you already can configure out when you listen up to REPUTDEATH, what kind of sound that the label are obsessed.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
We received many good response from the outside than in our own place. Some of them say it’s just remember them to their old good days digging up some old classic demos. And we numerous got critics because the tones of guitar from our latest demo are more sounded like “Swedish-chainsaw of HM-2”. Ha! Ha! But we’re totally thankful for the all good response from the webzine, fanzine, Death Metal maniac and the Death Metal-underground scenes.

9.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
We never think what gonna happen in future, the future always keep their secret. I also can say, REPUTDEATH probably didn’t have any idea to release a full length album because when we start our band back then, we’re already set what we gonna play and what the band goal or direction that we’ll achieve . We’re a band that loved so much to the rotten sound and feel from a demo. We’re just a “demo-band”, nothing high to expected and we never have any idea to release a full length album.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
We’re really dig all the AUTOPSY, NIHILIST and IMPETIGO sound. Certainly we’re don’t hide what the real music can be inspired to us when me start the band back then. At least we try to embalmed all the raw tunes of Death Metal into our song. Your definitely spot that our song didn’t have any solo guitar on the song, we try to make it’s more simple and straight forward structure without fvcking technical! Recently, there a lot of good and putrid Death Metal band rise up around the Death Metal Underground scenes, some of them are Cryptworm, Rest, Rotted, Disembowel etc. It’s really good to dig all the latest demo tape around the scenes and listening and do a “air” head-banging alone in your room like a mad man. Ha!

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
We’re always hang out with other deadhead around our places, have a good drinks and talk something new arise from our local or abroad scenes. Re-watching some old good classic horror, zombie or gore movies and playing football in the weekends and listen up some good Hardcore/Crust Punk music will accompany us.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thanks for the never-ended support to us, we’ll keep your updated for the latest information or news regarding the band activity. And for those missed out our latest demo tape release, you can go to our bandcamp and listen up this raw and ugly tunes of old death and it’s available for fully stream and download. Praise the horror and worship “Autopsy”!

Friday, July 21, 2017

All Out War are a band from New York that has been featured before in this zine and plays a very aggressive and brutal style of hardcore with some elements of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Give Us Extinction" which will be released in August by Organized Crime.

A very dark, heavy and melodic sound starts off the album and after awhile angry hardcore style vocals are added onto the recording and they almost have a touch of death metal to them at times and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard along with the solos and leads bringing in an extreme metal style.

Back up gang shouts can also be heard at times along with a great amount of thrash and crossover influences while the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as some of the riffing also adding in a small amount of melody and spoken word samples are also used briefly and as the album progresses acoustic guitars are used briefly before returning back to a heavier direction and they also bring in a cover of Nausea's "Cybergod"..

All Out War remains true to the brutal style of hardcore from previous releases while still having touches of crossover, thrash and death metal, the production sound s very professional while the lyrics cover end of the world, struggles and spiritual disposition themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding album from All Out War and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Give Us Extinction" "From The Mouth Of Serpents" "Ingesting Vile" and "Repulsive Premonitions". 8 out of 10.

Decrepit Birth are a band from Santa Cruz, California that has been featured before in this zine and plays a technical form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Axis Mundi" which was released by Agonia Records.

Sci-fi style soundscapes start off the album before going into more of a heavier and brutal direction as well as utilizing a small amount of spoken word samples and after awhile death metal growls start to make their presence known and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.

High pitched screams are also used at times and the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody at times while the guitar leads and solos are done in a very technical fashion and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and symphonic elements along with ritualistic spoken word parts are also used briefly while the songs also mix in a great amount of prog influences and one of the tracks is all instrumental and they also bring in cover's of Metallica's "Orion", Sepultura's "Desperate Cry" and Suffocation's "Infecting The Crypts".

Decrepit Birth creates another recording that remains true to the brutal and technical style of death metal that has been established on previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Esoteric themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Decrepit Birth and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Spirit Guide" "Transcendental Paradox" "Ascendant" and "Infecting The Crypts". 8/5 out of 10.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Nephren-Ka are a band from France that has been featured before in this zine and plays a very brutal form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "La Grande De L 'Epice" which will be released in October by Dolorem Records.

Sci fi soundscapes start off the album before going into a very heavy and brutal direction along with the vocals being a mixture of guttural death metal growls and high pitched screams while the faster sections of the songs also bring in a great amount of blast beats along with the riffs also bringing in a decent amount of melody.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they remain true to a traditional style of death metal while the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and some of the riffing and leads also gets very technical at times and on one track the vocals almost use a thrash approach and when synths are utilized briefly they give the music a more epic atmosphere and they close the album with a cover of Candlemass's "Mirror Mirror".

Nephren-Ka creates another recording that remains true to the brutal death metal style that was established on their previous release, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics are a concept album based upon Frank Herbert's Dune novels.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Nephren-Ka and if you are a fan of brutal death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Plan To master The Universe" "Idar Fen Adijica" "Fenring's Test" and "Mirror Mirror". 8/5 out of 10.

Slave One are a band from France that plays a very technical and progressive form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 ep "An Abstract and Metaphysical Approach To Deceit" which was released by Dolerem Records.

A very heavy and melodic sound starts off the ep along with some technical guitar leads being added onto the recording a few seconds later and after awhile death metal growls and blast beats start to make their presence known along with some screams also being utilized at times.

All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them while clean playing and prog elements are also added into certain sections of the recording and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and spoken word parts along with ethnic style instruments and acoustic guitars are also used briefly and most of their tracks are very long and epic in length and they close the ep with a cover of Dimmu Borgir's "Blessings Upon The Throne Of Tyranny" which also brings in a small amount of synths.

Slave One plays a style of death metal that is very technical and progressive sounding, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover cosmologies, obscurantism, and symbolic themes.

In my opinion Slave One are a very great sounding progressive and technical death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Tunguska" and "Uroboric". 8 out of 10.

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
I was doing a metal band called Mad machine before, but I started Superbeast to express more straight anger, hatred.

2.Recently you have released an ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
Creating songs includes thrash and melodic elements with death metal as the axis. I tried to make the whole sound clearly heard. As for guitar solo, I made a solo with melodic and impact.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
The concept of this EP confronts a manipulated society, and those who awaken to true power create a new future.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Superbeast'?
I made it 'superbeast' with a memorable name to express aggressive sound.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
I would like to do the show which seems to be the best from now. One thing I would have appeared on behalf of the Australian band 'eternal' Japan tour. In the stage we express anger and darkness.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
I do not have any plans now but I want to go anywhere if there is a place I can play.

7,According to the facebook page the band is signed to 'Brutalbear Records', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?
'Brutalbear Records' is a label of independent production. (Self-release)

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death and thrash metal?
The response of this EP is very good.

9.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
I want to release full length around February 2018. Moreover, I think that it becomes more brutal and melodic about musicality.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
The affected bands are Pantera, Slayer, Emperor, Deicide. The music that I am listening now is German metal and progressive.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
I like movies. Valan has also become a champion at the bodybuilding Tokyo tournament.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
I would be happy if people who read this interview would like interest in Superbeast and like it. Thank you!

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Aposento are a band from Spain that plays a very brutal form of old school death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Bleed To Death" which was released by Xtreem Music.

A very heavy and brutal sound starts off the album along with all of the musical instruments sounding very powerful and after awhile deep death metal growls are added onto the recording and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's and blast beats are used during the faster sections of the songs.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the solos and leads are done in a very dark, melodic yet old school fashion of the genre and some of the riffing also brings in a small amount of melody and a later track also adds in a small amount of clean playing

Aposento plays a style of death metal that is very old school and brutal in the 90's tradition, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism, Anti Religion, Blasphemy, Death and Gore themes.

In my opinion Aposento are a very great sounding brutal old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Bleeding Flesh" "Portrait Of A Killer" "Abandon All Hope" and "Revenge Against God". 8 out of 10.

Soulskinner are a band from Greece that has been featured before in this zine and plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Descent To Abaddon" which was released by Xtreem Music.

A very heavy sound along with some dark sounding melodies start off the album along with some death metal growls and blast beats a few seconds alter while the music is also very heavily rooted in the early 90's along with all of the musical instruments all having a very powerful sound to them.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are done in a very dark and melodic fashion and a couple of the tracks are very long and epic in length and the songs also mix in a very dark and gloomy atmosphere and avant garde style piano's are added onto the closing t rack.

Soulskinner creates another recording the remains true to the old school style of death metal from previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover ancient myths, literature, philosophy and death themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Soulskinner and if you are a fan of old school death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Fracticide" "Chorus Of The Initiated" "A Spectral Vision" and "Descent To Abaddon". 8 out of 10.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Inanimate Existence are a band from the Bay Area of California that has been featured before in this zine and plays a very progressive and technical form of death metal and this is a review of t heir 2017 album "Underneath A Melting Sky" which will be released in August by The Artisan Era.

Keyboards start off the album before going into a very fast and technical direction that also uses a great amount of blast beats along with some solos and leads that also display a great amount of talent and skill and after awhile death metal growls start to make their presence known along with clean playing also being used at times.

All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them while high pitched screams are also used at times along with some prog elements and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and some songs also bring in a small amount of acoustic guitars and one of t he tracks is long and epic in length.

Inanimate Existence creates another recording that remains true to the progressive and technical death metal style of previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover philosophy and metaphysics themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Inanimate Existence and if you are a fan of progressive and technical death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Underneath A Melting Sky" "The Djinn" and "Formula Of Spores". 8 out of 10.

Planet Eater are a band from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada that plays a mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 album "Blackness From The Stars".

A very heavy sound starts off the album along with some angry shouts that are more on the aggressive side of thrash while also utilizing death metal growls at times and the music also mixes in a lot of modern extreme metal elements and the guitar leads are done in a very dark yet melodic fashion.

All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the riffs also add in grooves and melodies at times and the music always remains very heavy.

Planet Eater plays a musical style that takes modern thrash and mixes it in with the heaviness of death metal to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover dark and violent themes.

In my opinion Planet Eater are a very great sounding mixture of death and thrash metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Boats" "Lies Evolution" "A Fault To Fix" and "Blackness From The Stars". 8 out of 10.

Monday, July 17, 2017

Reputdeath are a band from Malaysia that plays a very old school form of death metal and this is a review of t heir 2016 demo which was released by Chickenshit R.e.k.o.d.

Horror movie samples start off the demo before going into a heavier musical direction and the riffs also bring in melodies at times and after awhile death metal growls start to make their presence known along with some blast beats in the faster sections of the music and the music is heavily rooted in the 80's.

A lot of the music sounds like it could of easily been recorded and released more than 25 years ago and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and horror movie samples also return on some of the later tracks and none of t h songs ever use any solos and leads while also always remaining heavy.

Reputdeath plays a style of death metal that is very heavily rooted in the early 90's, the production sounds very raw and old school while the lyrics cover death, gore, horror and zombie movie themes.

In my opinion Reputdeath are a very great sounding old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this demo. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Corpse Of The Dead" and "The Graverobber". 8 out of 10.

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Ingurgitating Oblivion are a band from Germany that has been featured before in this zine and plays a very dark and brutal form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Vision Wallows In Symphonies Of Light" which was released by Willowtip Records.

Atmospheric soundscapes start off the album before going into a very fast and brutal direction which also uses a great amount of blast beats while the vocals are mostly deep death metal growls and the music also gets very technical at times along with all of the tracks being very long and epic in length.

High pitched screams can also be heard at times while all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very traditional death metal style and the music also gets very avant garde and experimental at times along with a small amount of spoken word samples and some songs also ad in a small amount of clean playing and jazz elements and one track also brings in a small amount of pianos.

On this recording Ingurgitating Oblivion takes their brutal style of death metal into more of an avant garde direction, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Ingurgitating Oblivion and if you are a fan of either avant garde or brutal death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Amid The Offal, Abide With Me" and "Vision Wallows In Symphonies Of Light", 8 out of 10.

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Centuries Of Decay are a band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada that plays a very progressive and atmospheric form of death metal and this is a review of their self released and self titled 2017 album which will be released in August.

Ticking sounds and field recordings start off the album and after the intro clean playing is added onto the album and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them and after awhile melodic guitar leads and heavy riffs start to make their presence known along with some death metal growls.

A great amount of prog metal elements can be heard quite a bit throughout the recording and melodic vocals are also used at times along with some aggressive screams and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and a couple of the tracks are very long and epic in length and acoustic guitars are added on the closing track.

Centuries Of Decay plays a style of death metal that is very progressive sounding while also being atmospheric with more traditional instruments, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover dark and philosophical themes.

In my opinion Centuries Of Decay are a very great sounding progressive and atmospheric death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Centuries Of Decay" "Odyssey" and "Demise". 8 out of 10.

Satanic are a band from Quebec, Canada that plays a mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Architecture Of Chaos" which will be released in August by Brutal Records.

A very heavy sound starts off the album along with all of the musical instruments sounding very powerful before adding in elements of thrash metal while the vocals are mostly old school death metal style growls and screams and the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody and the music has roots in the 80's and 90's.

While most of the music is mostly rooted in the past it still sounds very modern at the same time and the solos and leads also stick to a very old school style and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard ans as the album progresses clean playing can be heard in certain sections of the recording and some of the tracks are very long and epic in length.

Satanic plays a musical style that mixes death and thrash metal together to create a very heavy recording, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, war and Conspiracy Theory themes.

In my opinion Satanic are a very great sounding mixture of death and thrash metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Mephistophelian" "Armageddon" and "Biotech Warfare". 8 out of 10.

Friday, July 14, 2017

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

Well, the album's coming in pretty hot. I'm working on arranging promotion, release and distribution. Making videos and coordinating things. Tom ("Fountainhead" Geldschläger) has many projects, he's writing a book, making production tutorials and putting out videos on his youtube channel. He's also guesting on many projects and working on the new Amogh Symphony album. Jimmy (Pitts)'s working on some new The Fractured Dimension material. It all sounds great! I've also started writing some new material but that's far out in the future for now...

2.In August you have a new album coming out, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

Well, I've always struggled with defining NYN's style somewhere between tech death and prog death. With the debut, I've tried to focus more on the tech stuff, but this time around I wanted to be more progressive. Longer songs, more riffs, and of course, keys and solos. Jimmy and Tom coming on board has changed the sound very significantly, and I hope one can hear that in the singles so far. The instrumentation is different for sure, but I think the overall approach is different as well. I've tried to experiment more on this album, pull in more influences across the spectrum, be it j-rock, surf, electronica, or my background in mediterranean and middle eastern music. In a way, this is closer to my original vision for the project. It's just that I'm finally able to achieve it thanks to having Jimmy and Tom on board with me.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new album?

This sounds a bit cliche, but the core concept of the album is nihilism. Before you roll your eyes, let me say that it's not your typical "nothing matters, I just read Nietzsche" brand. I think one question that anyone who seriously considers this philosophy must ask themselves is what they really want out of life and how they find their purpose. The album tries to tackle these questions. Speaking in terms of physics, the universe is entropic. It will tend towards chaos. Any consistent philosophical model we try to build atop it will fail to be complete and accurate. But we can accept that, let it wash over us instead of letting the chaos spiral us out of control. Instead of trying to fit this chaotic, unpredictable and complex world into a textbook definition that surely won't fully be able encapsulate it, we should just accept that we can't define it. Through this, we can each purify ourselves of self-doubt and find purpose. That's where the title comes from. Entropy: of Chaos and Salt, where salt is the metaphor for purification. If you think that's a load of nonsense, just think about it as an exploration of meaning, one's journey to find purpose.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'NYN'?

It's really as simple as it sounds. I just removed the vowels from my name. I went through many iterations of names for the band. Clad in Apathy, Reborn in Apathy, The Anachronist, but in the end this name was simple, unique, and made for a cool logo.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

The band has never played live, so I can't really answer here. I myself have played live in many other bands. I try to prioritize energy over being super precise when I play live. Usually, due to the live sound setup and the mood of the audience, minor technical mistakes kind of get lost when playing live, but conveying a stage presence makes a huge difference. So I go nuts. Move all around the stage, go into the audience, all that stuff. I'd like to be able to do a NYN show one day, but real life and distance gets in the way for now.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

See above.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

Actually NYN isn't unsigned! We're in Vmbrella, Tom and Jimmy's label, among with other amazing and creative artists like Amogh Symphony. I've been in talks with labels before but in the end I value independence and I have all the freedom I want here.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of technical and progressive death metal?

The feedback to NYN has always been quite positive. It's really heart-warming. I think having a sound that's a bit off the beaten path helps define a unique niche for the project, and that is attractive to people. I've heard feedback from people all over the metal spectrum. The most common criticism I hear is that the material is too complicated or varied, but that's something that I take pride in, and many others have praised that as well, so I'm fine with that. Production was a criticism for the debut album since I self-produced it, but Entropy was mixed and mastered by Tom and it sounds amazing thanks to him. So I hope this album will make everyone even happier!

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?

I think I mostly answered this with question #1. Tom is also in Defeated Sanity, and they're looking to tour again I think. Hopefully that happens soon!

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

I think I want to experiment even more with genre-bending and progressive writing. More elements from different styles, more complex songs that integrate motifs throughout, and more technical playing. It's ambitious, but I feel like there's no point in making a new album if I'm not going to try to one-up myself.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Nile is one of my biggest influences. Them and Psycroptic were my go-to when I was writing earlier material. These days, I take influence from a large variety of artists. For Entropy, there's a bunch of bands that I've specifically drawn from. A Sense of Gravity (two members are on the album!), Keep of Kalessin, Dream Theater, Dodheimsgard and Gods of Eden were bands that really inspired me. I think I have enough of a core sound at this point that I can keep writing in my way and have somewhere to go, but adding elements from different bands and genres helps the sound evolve. Speaking of different genres, flamenco, surf rock and j-rock were some other styles that directly influenced me here.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

Well, I'm a computer scientist so anything programming interests me. Yep, I'm a nerd. Of course, I play video games, on all systems and across all genres. As it's clear from some of my lyrics, I'm into sci-fi reading and anime as well. I devour a lot of books, sometimes multiple in a week. Finally, I'm a huge cinephile. Everything from schlocky horror to pretentious indie movies or blockbusters. It just fascinates me to see how people behind the camera tell a story using framing, pacing, editing and more. A plain narrative can be made much more interesting through visual mastery.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

I hope everyone enjoys Entropy as much as we enjoyed making it. I'm also releasing an instrumental version that you can get on bandcamp, and I heavily recommend checking that out as well. Jimmy has a lot of intricate key work that becomes a lot more apparent that way. We at Vmbrella also have some exciting post-release plans for the album, coming up with different interpretations of the material, so keep your eyes peeled for that as well! I know that sounds cryptic, but I promise it will be interesting!